Pollution and Water Quality
According to the United Nations, declining water quality has become a global issue of concern as human populations grow, industrial and agricultural activities expand, and climate change threatens to cause major alterations to the hydrological cycle. Resources available in this sub-theme include manuals describing water quality testing and treatment, reports and assessments of water quality from around the world, methods of maintaining water quality and managing pollution, and other resources that support enabling environments for effective water quality control.
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Coping with Intermittent Water Supply: Problems and Prospects -- Dehra Dun, Uttar Pradesh, India
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October 1, 1996U.S. Agency for International Development
This report summarizes the methodology and results of a water use survey and presents a prefeasibility study of options for improving water quality. The study was based on a random sample of 1,100 households in Dehra Dun in Uttar Pradesh, India, for the purpose of estimating the real costs of an...Read more
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India, South East AsiaMigration and Transformation of Organic Chemical Compounds in Polluted Turkmenistan Water Bodies
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May 1, 1996U.S. Agency for International Development
This project analyzed the use of pesticides in the Gara-Gum canal, situated in Turkmenistan, and discussed plans to sample the canal to develop analytical techniques for the analysis of pesticide residues in canal waters. Read more
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Turkmenistan, Europe and Central AsiaWater Quality of Sri Lanka: A Review of 12 Water Bodies
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January 1, 1996U.S. Agency for International Development
The quality of Sri Lanka's surface waters has been adversely affected by a number of factors, including irrigation-related watershed practices, catchment land use, direct discharge of industrial wastes, and unplanned human settlement in highly urbanized areas. However, available data on the...Read more
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Sri Lanka, South East AsiaWater Quality Improvement and Conservation -- Project Number 278-0288: Project Paper Supplement
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June 1, 1994U.S. Agency for International Development
The potential improvement in relations with neighboring countries and the prospects for peace in the region have opened the door for improved economic growth in Jordan, including increased demands on Jordan's scarce water resources. The improved political and economic climate has led to a...Read more
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Jordan, Middle East and North AfricaReport on Preliminary Investigations of Lake Maryout Water Quality: Past, Present, and Future
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October 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
This study was commissioned by the U.S. Agency for International Development (US AID) as part of its ongoing wastewater management support for the City of Alexandria, Egypt. The intent of the study was to use primarily in-country resources and capabilities to provide a survey level documentation of...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep., Middle East and North AfricaWater Quality Pre-Investment Studies in Four Danube River Tributary Basins: Summary Report [1993]
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July 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
The objectives of WASH'S wastewater pre-investment studies on the four river basins were to assess major sources of water pollution in each basin; to develop a priority ranking of possible pollution control projects in accordance with criteria that include impacts on human health and the...Read more
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Europe and Central AsiaAid Grant No. Hne-0158-G-00-2062-00 to Texas a & M Research Foundation for a Cooperative Marine Technology Program for The Middle East
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September 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
Grant is provided to Texas A&M Research Foundation to lead collaborative research by Egyptian and Israeli entities to improve the management of commercial freshwater fisheries. Research will measure the effect of the trophodynamics of the Eastern Mediterranean coastal shelf ecosystem on...Read more
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Middle East and North AfricaField Report: Water and Wastewater Demonstration Projects for Small Urban Areas in Chile
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June 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
Chile's water resources have been extensively contaminated by municipal and industrial effluents. USAID is funding feasibility studies and providing loan guarantees for up to four demonstration projects to show how private initiatives can solve the water quality problems of such communities...Read more
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Chile, Latin America and the CaribbeanCountry Program Strategy, FY 1992-1996: Water and Wastewater
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May 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
The importance of potable water and sanitary drainage to the Egyptian economy and quality of life can not be overstated. the Nile is the source of 80 percent of Egyptian drinking water and it is to the Nile that the wastewater effluent eventually drains. Pollutants in this closed system have...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep., Middle East and North AfricaAssessment of USAID/El Salvador's Pilot Potable Water and Environmental Support Project
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May 1, 1988U.S. Agency for International Development
This report presents the findings of an assessment conducted by WASH in Mag 1988 of USAID/El Salvador's Pilot Potable Water and Environmental Support Project. The assessment includes a review of the on-going pilot project and recommendations for its expansion. ...Read more
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